IBM is exiting the face recognition business; Calls it a weapon of mass surveillance, racial profiling

https://www.axios.com/ibm-is-exiting-the-face-recognition-business-62e79f09-34a2-4f1d-a541-caba112415c6.html“IBM no longer offers general purpose IBM facial recognition or analysis software,” CEO Arvind Krishna said in the letter. “IBM firmly opposes and will not condone uses of any technology, including facial recognition technology offered by other vendors, for mass surveillance, racial profiling, violations of basic human rights and freedoms, or any purpose which is not consistent with our values and Principles of Trust and Transparency.”